The Skinny's Albums of 2023

We've once again polled our music writers for their standout records of the year, and as expected, 2023's list features a gorgeously diverse range of artists.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Heavy Heavy Young Fathers Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#2 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#3 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#4 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#6 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#7 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#8 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock
#9 False Lankum Lankum Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music
#10 This Is Why Paramore Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#11 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#12 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#13 Angel Numbers Hamish Hawk Feb-03-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#14 Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mar-10-2023, Art Pop
#15 Something To Give Each Other Troye Sivan Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop
#16 i've seen a way Mandy, Indiana May-19-2023, Post-Industrial
#17 Crazymad, For Me CMAT Oct-13-2023, Pop Rock
#18 Lahai Sampha Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B
#19 The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Chappell Roan Sep-22-2023, Synthpop
#20 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #2 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #3 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #4 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #6 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #9 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #10 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #11 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #12 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Angel Numbers | Hamish Hawk | Album, Feb-03-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #15 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #16 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #17 | Crazymad, For Me | CMAT | Album, Oct-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #18 | Lahai | Sampha | Album, Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | Chappell Roan | Album, Sep-22-2023, Synthpop |
| #20 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |